Untrusted search path vulnerability in VBE6.dll in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA); and Summit Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .docx file, aka "Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in July 2012
Published Jul 10, 2012 ·Due Apr 27, 2026
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 21.03%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VBE6.dll in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA); and Summit Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .docx file, aka "Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in July 2012.
Affected products
No data.
- 2003
- 2007
- 2007
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Apr 13, 2026
Patch Due
Apr 27, 2026
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 13, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.03% (0.21028) | 97.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.03% (0.21028) | 97.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 3.14% (0.03139) | 87.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 4.27% (0.04273) | 88.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 11.49% (0.11493) | 93.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 10.07% (0.10070) | 93.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 77.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 17.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 15.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.94% (0.02943) | 83.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.94% (0.02943) | 81.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.94% (0.02943) | 64.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSMitigationVendor Advisory
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046 vendor-advisoryMitigationVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSMitigationVendor Advisory | |
| https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046 | vendor-advisoryMitigationVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
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